Radio
and TV Interviews about Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency
If you’re a print or broadcast journalist, consider
talking to Saturn whenever you need information on energy conservation
or energy efficiency in buildings.
Saturn’s John Krigger and Chris Dorsi are two
of this country’s foremost experts on residential energy issues,
with 60 years combined experience in energy-conservation and building
troubleshooting. Their expertise includes home design, construction
and retrofit, heating, air conditioning, air-sealing, insulation, lighting,
water heating, and home appliances.
John and Chris can help you formulate questions for live
interviews, develop outlines for magazine or newspaper articles,
or research specific topics that interest your audience. Listed
below are some topics you may want to consider.
- How much does it cost to improve the energy efficiency
of an average home?
- How do home efficiency improvements fit into a “green” lifestyle?
- How much money can the average homeowner save by improving
the efficiency of their home?
- Don’t energy-efficiency improvements have an extremely
long payback period?
- How does the recent downturn in the real estate market affect
the viability of home efficiency improvements?
- How can the average homeowner decide where to start improving
their home’s efficiency?
- Won’t most homeowners need professional help to install
efficiency improvements?
- What are some simple things the average homeowner can do this
weekend to improve their home’s efficiency?
- What are the best BIG energy projects for homeowners who want
to save money?
- What are the best SMALL energy projects for homeowners who
want to save money?
- How can the average homeowner take advantage of solar power?
- What about building a new house? Aren’t new homes
already built according to energy-efficiency codes?
- How can the average homeowner tell if their home would benefit
from energy-efficiency improvements?
- You say in the Introduction to your book that “Efficient
homes are more valuable.” Is this true?
- You say in the Introduction to your book that “Efficient
homes have a smaller carbon footprint.” What does this
mean?
For more topics and ideas, see Energy Articles.
E-mail Chris Dorsi or John
Krigger for
more information.